Scale.



No. 877,680. Y 'PATENTED JAN.28, 1908. W. e. TEMPLETON.

SCALE APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1906.-

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NVENTORH A TTORNE Y5" NO. svv,6s0. PATENTED JAN- 28, 1908.

A .w. G. TEMPLETON.

SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED $BPT. 20, 1906.

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OFFICE;

the indieetmgE 'f plei lyj lreetl fetid} ecessity' fer-ai ediieiii :Ithegreduet j rusl e if iii-feceies ei t;

i the Je Jcitizeii pf :the' nit ed fzitGolurzido-Springs, in the '11 which prmdeiei W LLIAM-{q @Ei gm rp n'd' State of Qblerado; h

r eeieev iz tec t 14S h 'h the efurtjheiebject oiiithe w de: we hi "reading." II I, I I [Astiiifurther jbi oithe' fientionvieftq 1p 'vide eseele 0 the-pivoted defor- .e epli 'ei edditioi el element; elements teji'esist' descent of the lead receive? and thus: add to the weighing capacity of thefseeleig ..S tili further obiects of the invention ere to 9 impr0ye', s'iihp1ify, and chest pen the construe -fti0nbflsce1es of thistype endig'enereflytoyedd-"to' theil effectiveness and durability.

With these and other objects in .view,- es'f will more fully hereinafter aY peer; the inven' feet 'n'eeof c01i- 'struction and .arrengementcfparts, "herein? ""aitei' fully described, illustrated in the ac-" companying di'ewing, endperticuieriy point? edfout in the appended .cieims', it beiii unf derstood that various changes ill the: tcrxh,

tion' cpnsists in certain nove proportions, size end minorfdeteiis. cf the Q structure meybe medewithoxit departing.

In the ecccmpe hying cirewihge. I ise perspective V ew ef wweighmg seeie eon.-

from the spirit 011 see ifieing g ny 0i theed vantages of theinventien-y strueted in accordance. with-theinveiiti'on.

l Fig.2 is aside 'eie'vetiqii of ths a egIji 3 is an eieiietiem-pei'tiym section, on the e '38 of Fig. 2, showing the c1utch,f0r-ccup-.

meter 'Wji I 0 I, COLQBAIDO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

I I fraeented'qan. 28,1908. e.'--siialito.ea't.4sa.

hi1 011'. e11 edditienel segment. Fig. 4 is a jSe'GtiOheI View illustrating I a modification of theinvention.

numerals bi reference are employed uidieete ,-:e0ri'es'p0nding parts throughout verel, figures of the drawing.

e11yf1'difsbsedhtehdzirdgli having. op en: g'S :12; ior the reception of "knife I edge fulxim efl 5q hi'eh prejec't from the opposite e m-the foimbfe'hhein 0i band, theaoppover. 19L weight placed in the scale I will cause: retejtive movement of the fumi the (Iirectiim'indiceted bythe errow, Secured to the-drhmfisfe segmental plate ertice 1, piene hi the knife" edge .iulcriims 1 5;

z Q edge of theistenderd"11-..is.elso in the verticelpiane ef the. knife e I dge fulcn'ims elnd' forms the S' hting point in reading the grad -with iii'dicetingimerkser synciheis' esignet ging rates 101' the like to he usedinieedingve1ues on the scale. The Segmehtfimistwain the vertical emims. I I i The segmentis provided withe series of graduetibns, of which thej'upperseries'a may indicate weights pounds and fractions thereof, while the -ren'iainirig gieduetiqns I), e, Z and" 3 may be usedto indicate vehi'es .Wheretiie goodseold-ere Worth, five cents,

- ment; however, fer-either weight of cemp' i'ti j ing',vjfoi*m no, pert of -thepreseiit iiiventien; Figure 1" him e17 fiike member is 'movedIfre'm e erticei pes'i tipz through, .311 angular diete ee eerie- Thei sceleframe-w carries a 'peircf tere'hds-of 'e' drum v16. .1 To the drum is secured heend 0f evfiexihle member W-Whiqh may I 21 -;Which'in'thegpresent'instence is' iii the I +ea of quedlient, the-vertical plane ofthe xeenter'jof. gravity eiwhieh is midway he'- I tween the ends aof' the segment endiii thefnetiehsp. e standard is further. row'ded ten cents, twentyleentg or thirty cents per- .pcund. These g-ra'duetions er theuerrenge- ,S ei d-ef said member being connected te suspension red-180i a; scale pet! (it-lead j ist the weight of the load ree'eiv ez" and er dineiillv wouldbe 'thr Wn eboiit 'twode'gf'ees to the'right, but this is compensated fei in' the adjustment of the parts Se thetthecem. iti'ei line oft-he segment, zit-zero 'po s ition is- P ane of the knife 651%? 1 .e c -v i known-12$" pendulum, seeies; Wheree pendusponding to the weight of the load, that the pendulum ofl'ers gradually increased resistance the farther it is moved from the center of gravity, and this increase in leverage force 'malres it necessary five degrees, but a weight of two pounds would move the pendulum through an are segment 21'-.

' to a strap 37 t less than ten degrees, so that the distance between zero and the one pound ndicating graduation would be much greater than the distance. between the one and two pound graduations. In the higher readings the graduations must be made so" small that it becomes a matter of difliculty to ascertain the correct weight: This difiiculty has been overcome in some scales by the employment of more or less complicated mechanism for insuring uniformity tions,l but these devices are not always accurate. 1 I

After many experiments it has been found that by employing a segmental plate either in the form of a quadrant or greater or less than a quadrant, as a resisting element or counter-poise the graduations may be made practically uniform without the employment of any auxiliary or correcting devices.

In order to double the weighing capacity of the scale, a second segment 25 may beer-nployed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, this segment being hung on a tubular projection 26 on one of the standards'll and being provided vsdth clutch teeth 27 which may engage with similar clutch teeth 28 formed in the lVhere the capacity of the scale is to merely necessary to slide the segment 25 over until it engages the drum and the resistance of the second seg ment will thereupon be imposed on the weighing system and the readings should therefore be multiplied by two in order to ascertain the correct weight or in case of values, a double series of indicating marks may be'provided.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. '4'

the frame and standards are similar to those shown in Fig. 1. The drum 16 carries a In this case, however, the segment is thrown almost wholly to the left in order to increase the length of the weight or value indicating tables. The center of gravity of the segment being, therefore, to the left of and below the knife edge fulcrum,

tends to force the scale pan or load receiver downward, but this downward movement is prevented and a state of equilibrium is established by a counter-poise 35 hung on a rod 36, the upper end of which is connected at passes over the drum and is provided with perforations for the recep- I I i i I of spacing of the gradual l I emcee to the suspension rod of the scale pan. The

weight 35 is preferably in tlie forin of an inverted cylinder which fits over a st iona piston carried by the'platform 3U, 11d 00. stitutes a small dash pot which will prevent abrupt movement of the scale pen in either direction. This weight represents the force a; previously referred to, and it must be raised by the load, while the force 3 at the left of-the segment acts as before although with increased effect to correspond to the greater resistance .ofl'ered. by the weight 35.

When in they normal position the segment exercises its greatest force in. assisting the downward movement of the scale pan or load receiver, and when any load is placed in the receiver the segment will swing toward the right until its cer ter of ravity approaches the vertical plane of the fulcrum, the movement being resisted by the weight 35. As the segment moves to the right its effective force is of course lessened as the center of gravity swings inward, but until the center of gravity of the segment arrives in the vertical plane of the fulcrum the scale acts, on.

. the force y will also act, as previously deose said force 9;, the edectiveness of the force as gradually increasing while that of the force y graually diminishes, the result helm that the effective poise load pposed to the weight is the differential between forces 2: and y, plus the constant'force regresented by the weight 11 order to add to the weighing capacity of the scale shown in Fig. 4, an additional weight or weights 39 may be hung on therod 86, each weight representing of course a multiple of the original or unitary weighing value of the machine.

I claim 1. A weighing scale comprising a supporting frame, and a pair of standards having knife edge bearings, a drum having knife edge fulcrums mounted on said bearings, one edge of one of the standards being disposed in the vertical plane of the fulcrum and forming the reading edge of the scale, said standard being further provided with symbols representing rates, a flexible memher having one end secured to the drum, a load receiver hung from the opposite end of said flexible member, a pair ofsegments, c-e of which is rigidly secured to the drum, is provided with graduaticns representing weights and alues, the other segment being disconnected from the drum, and means for scribed to opp connecting the second segment to the drum in order to double the Weighing capacity of the scale. a

2. A weighing scale including a frame and a pair of standards, a drum having knife edge fulerums sup orted by the standards, one edge of one 0 the standards being disposed in the vertical plane of the fulcrum and rorming the reading edge of the scale, a flexible member having one end supported by the drum, a load receiver hung'from the opposite end of said flexible member, and a segment carried by the drum and provided with, indicating gradu-ations.

3. In a weighing scale, a frame including a pair of standards, a drum supported by the standards, a flexible member having one end connected. to the drum, a load receiver hung from the opposite end of said flexible member, a segment carried by the drum, and forming a counter-poise ofthe load receiver,

an auxiliary segment, and means for connecting the auxiliary segment to the drum in order to double the weighing capacity ofthe scale. d 'l l 4. In a Weighing scale, a frame including a pair of standards, a drum revolubly inounted betweensaid standards, a flexible member having one end connected to the drum, a load receiver hung from the oppo-- site end of said flexible member, a segmental counter-poise carried by the drum and bearing indicating graduations, the center of gravity of said segment being normally in the' vertical plane of the fulcrum, an auxiliary segment, and means for connecting the auxiliary segment to the drum.

5. In a weighing scale, a frame including a pair of standards, a drum revolubly mounted between the standards, a flexible member having one end connected to the drum, a load receiver connected to thppp'o' site end of said flexible member, a segmental counter-poise carried by the drum and provided with indicating graduations, a second segment loosely supported in alinement with the first, and clutch teeth between the drum and such second segment to permit the coupling on of the latter when the weighing capacity of the scale is to be increased.

6. A weighing scale including a frame, and a standard, a drum revolubly mounted on the standard, the standard carrying a read ing edge in the vertical planeof the fulcrum, a flexible member having one end supported by thedrum, a load receiver hung from the opposite end of said flexible member, and a segment carried by the drum and provided with indicating graduations.

7. A weighing scale including a drum mounted for 'revoluble movement,' a segmental counter-poise secured to the drum and provided with indicating graduations, a

load receiver, a flexible member connected 7 at one end to the drum and at the opposite end to the load'receiver, and a stationary member having a reading edge coacting with the-graduationsof the segment to indicate theweight of the load.

8. The combination'in a weighing scale, of a revolubly mounted drum, a support therefor, a flexible member having one end supported by the drum, aload receiver hung from the opposite end of said flexible inember, and a segmental counter-poise carried by and depending from the drum andpro vided with indicating graduations.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

VJILLIAM G. TEMPLETON.

Witnesses E. HUME TALBERT, JNO. E. PARKER. 

